Dr. Sahu Khan says Fiji FA is keen to fast track the development of women football and he adds that this is the first time that Fiji FA has appointed a full time national women’s head coach and development manager.
The Fiji FA President says Logaivau’s impressive playing and coaching record made him a perfect candidate for the post.
“Fiji FA is proud to announce that we have appointed a full time Women’s National Coach/Women’s Development Manager. He will be in-charge of the various women football programme throughout the country including the national side during the 2011 Pacific Games in New Caledonia.
“He is no other then school teacher Usenio Logaivau. This appointment shows how determined Fiji FA is to do it’s utmost for development of women football also,” Dr. Sahu Khan said.
School teacher Logaivau represented the national senior men’s side from 1993- 1997. He has played club level football in New Zealand and various local districts with the likes of Navua, Rewa and Labasa.
He developed his coaching career later being in charge of various youth sides and earlier this year was included in the Fiji FA senior men’s and women’s team coaching panel. Logaivau assisted the Navua district side in the 2011 Pillay Garments Champions League. In 2009 he obtained English FA coaching licence in England.
Saiyad Ali the Fiji FA Technical Director says Logaivau has been highlighted on the areas he needs to work on.
“Firstly he will have to establish a competition for the women. We have orgainised womens league in the past and recently but Usenio will need to look at ways to develop womens age group competition. Talk to schools, clubs to see how he can implement his programme.
“At the same time he will be conducting the national womens team training camps in preparation for the 2011 Pacific Games,” Ali said.
Profile
Name: Usenio Logaivau
Date of birth: 02:04:70
Primary School: Vudibasoga Catholic Mission
Secondary School: Holy Family Secondary School
College: St. Bede’s College
Institution where studied: Fiji National University
Occupation: Secondary school teacher
Area of specialist: Physical education
Qualification attained: International Diploma in Education.
Course currently undertaken: Bachelor of education in Phy.Ed/Sports Sc.(FNU)
Playing Experience at National Level
Games Played Venue/ Country Year
Fiji reps – W/Cup Elimination. New Zealand 1993
(Fiji vs NZ
Fiji reps – test match National St. Fiji 1993
( Fiji vs Tahiti )
Fiji reps. SPG Papeete, Tahiti 1995
Fiji reps. Test match. National St. 1996
( Fiji vs New Caledonia )
Fiji reps. Test match Prince Charles Park, Fiji 1996
( Fiji vs New Caledonia
Fiji vs All Whites Govind Park- Fiji 1997
Fiji reps. W/ Cup Elimination Albany St. NZ 1997
Fiji reps. W/Cup Elimination Port Morstby. PNG 1997
Club Level
Club Registered District/Country Year
Penguin FC Labasa – Fiji 1991- 96
West Auckland FC (NZ) W/Auckland 1997 -99
Waitakere FC – winter league Hellensille NZ 1997-99
Samabula Suva – Fiji 1999-00
Penguin Labasa- Fiji 2001
Davuilevu Rewa – Fiji 2002-04
Southern Forest Navua – Fiji 2005-07
United 1 Rewa-Fiji 2008
Coaching Experience
Category of coaching District/Country Year
Holy Family Sec. Sch. U-19 team. Labasa 1996
St. Johns College. U-19 team Levuka 2003-04
Rampur College. U-19 Navua 2004-09
Fiji South. U-18 Fiji U-20 Dev. 2009
FFA Dev. Programme. Navua Dev. Center . (Rampur College) 2009-10
(U10, U12, U14, U16, U18)
National (domestic) Coaching Experience
Navua youth coach National Youth league 2010
Interim Assistant trainer and coach. Navua FC 2011
Fiji National Coaching Experience
National panel of coaches ( Senior men and women) 2011
Coaching Qualification
Certificate and Level Venue of the Course Year
OFC Junior Coaching Licence VMC-Navua 2008
FA Level 1 Coaching Licence NZPTC-Nadi 2008
OFC Youth Level Coaching Lic. S.S.Khan. Academy – Ba 2009
Football First Aid S.S.Khan. Academy – Ba 2009
FA International Coaching Licence. Wokefield Park – England 2009
(Level 3- UEFA – B. Part 1)
